drainout

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noun

A channel for the purpose of draining liquid out of a system.

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Meanings

noundrainout (plural drainouts)

plural drainouts

  1. A channel for the purpose of draining liquid out of a system.

    The valves are removable from the surface without excavating the hydrants, and are provided with automatic drainouts with brass nipple, set below frost line, and are surrounded with a broken stone blind drain.

    1911, Engineering Review, volume 21, page 28

Origin

Deverbal from drain out.

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Chicago

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